Day Two

Scripture: John 9:13-34.  J.B. page 1624.

Observation.  We continue the story of the blind man who was healed by Jesus.

Jesus had healed the man on the Sabbath, which is Saturday, the 7^th day of the week.  It was illegal to work on the Sabbath Day.  It was based on God’s command to rest on the seventh day of the week because God rested on the seventh day of creation.  Since Jesus made mud, he had technically worked.  The Jews believed Jesus could not be from God if he had broken the Sabbath.  They were looking for reasons NOT to believe.  They were BLIND SPRITUALLY.

But the blind beggar would not be intimidated.  He spoke up, knowing that Jesus had healed Him.  He did not know all the religious or church answers, but he was a first-hand witness to the goodness of Jesus. He was not afraid of being an outcast, perhaps, because he had already been one as a blind beggar.

Application:  If Jesus has saved you, if you have trusted in Him, you are a first-hand witness to the goodness of God.  You have been invited into the story of God.  You have trusted Him.  You are no longer a beggar, but a child of God.  He has changed your identity.  And now you have a mission to share with others the goodness of Jesus, who He is and what He has done.

Prayer.  God, thank you that I was once a beggar, spiritually.  I had no hope.  But You came, You saw me, You stopped and You healed me.  You are God.  You are my Savior Help me to have courage to tell the world around me.